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For your home to be a true sanctuary, keep it as toxin-free as possible. That means being willing to give up old, engrained habits and attitudes: your type of laundry detergent, your favorite kind of paint, or even your type of lawn.

Read the articles below to learn more about what lurks in your laundry and lingers on your walls.

Quick Reads

Short on time? Looking for the latest research briefs, news items and topic tidbits? Click below to get started!

Summer Ant Problems

Green Cleaning Products that Work

Plastic Planet

Light Lightly

Phthalates Linked to ADHD

Quick Tip!

Eco Home Fabrics

Keep Kitty Hydrated

Quick tips to get finicky felines to drink up.

Herbal Insect Avengers

Make an herbal pesticide.

Surviving Summer

Natural first aid for this season’s signature ailments

Become a Chicken Tender

Backyard chicken coops provide fresh, organic eggs to urban families.

Seal It With Natural

The Natural Products Association launches the first natural seal for home-care products.

Flora for Every Mom

Alternatives to the traditional flower bouquet for Mother's Day.

DIY Green Cleaners

Tips on making your own environmentally-friendly cleaners at home.

Get Your Garden Ready

With spring just around the corner, it’s not too early to start working in the garden.

Stay Warm Sustainably

Tips to stay eco-friendly and save money while heating your home this winter.

Think Tank

Choosing tank raised fish for your aquarium may be more eco-friendly than reef caught varieties.

Green With Lunchroom Envy

Choose a reusable lunch container that is environmentally friendly.

Chemical Freeloaders

Bisphenol-A can and should be avoided.

Quick tip!

Add geranium and mint to your garden to help keep bugs out naturally.

Read All About It

This section delves deep into the heart of the matter. Click below to read in-depth investigations, article features, cover stories, and the inspirational journeys of others facing this health challenge.

Wake-Up Call

Is Your Home Toxic?

Here’s what you need to know to save your health and the environment.

Get Growing

A garden can help you cultivate a healthy body and calm mind.

In Your Own Backyard

Reduce the toxins in your environment with these close-to-home solutions.

Detox’s Little Helpers—House Plants

House plants help remove the toxins that cause indoor air contamination.

A Clear & Plastic Danger

Find out why you need to reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals.

Eco-Chic

Eco-conscious fashion can be fashionable, as well as good for the earth.

100 Celebrity Health Secrets

Celebrities share their tips for health and life success.

Living Spaces—Safe, simple organic lawn care

Safe, simple organic lawn care

Stop Making Scents

What are the hazards of synthetic fragrances?

Green in the Grain

Sustainable furniture lets you and the planet rest easy.

What Lurks in Your Laundry?

Can it really be called "cleaning" if you're soaking your clothes in toxins?

Living Spaces—Taking Out the Trash

Today’s sustainability movement aims at reducing the waste in products before they even hit the store.

Containing Plastics

Those innocuous-looking plastic bags, bowls, and bins in your kitchen may carry some hidden health risks.

Home Free

A doctor and an architect who discovered their houses were making them sick have developed a simple blueprint for changing your home–and health—for the better.

Can You Lighten Your Toxic Load?

The latest research suggests your body houses a stockpile of harmful chemicals. Get the lowdown on whether detoxing can help.

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